Paul, my buddy,  8/28/1941. We

sang so much from 1961 at the

Paterson, New Jersey Company.

He became one of the greats, and a 

sweetheart, despite many family

tragedies.

So he didn't have a "C"...OH YEAH!!!!

His favorite role and Virginia is so

magnificent.

For me, greatest tenor I ever heard live.

The voice rang out as GOLD!!!!!!!!!

Being a language teacher, and not wanting to starve, I sang as a hobby. Aug.28 is the birthday of dear Paul Plishka. We sang a lot together, and I also sang w.Sam Ramey.

Well, two of them made it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Another clip of this fine singer...What are all those ladies doing there?????????????????

I keep finding them!!!!!!!  Here is a superb

young tenor from Nagaland,India.May

he go on to great success!!!!!

They are all out there..just go to YouTube!!!!!

Imagine rehearsing Rigoletto years ago and out comes this fabulous voice.   "Who are you?"

"I never sang an opera before..Is the Duke hard????"     I guess I can pick them!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As a real tenor he was superb in Zarzuelas with the great Pilar Lorengar!!!!!!!!!!!!!

VERY few opera singers can sing popular music. Farrell did it pretty well and many male singers do it well, but the DIVAS have trouble. I guess the breaks in the voice make it more difficult...but Dorothy Kirsten mastered the crossover, compared to the ludicrous Fleming or L.Price.

Corelli had more vibrato young (DelMonaco called him a "goat) but these commercial discs still tel us of the man's greatness.

I saw him 40 times.Yes,he could be a pain...but generally speaking,he raised the roof!!!!!!!!!!

I have friends who knew him well,and they tell me how sweet he was and so concerned about his artistry.